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TORONTO - The Raptors had a day off on Monday to recharge and think about how to get a brutal-looking offence on track.

Asking tigers to change their stripes will get you nowhere — Kyle Lowry is not suddenly going to become a lover of the pick-and-roll game, Rudy Gay and DeMar DeRozan aren’t going to double their attempts from long-range or pass like Ricky Rubio — but even a few adjustments should help the team immensely.

Top scorers Gay and DeRozan take more shots than any other combo in the league, yet are shooting just 38% and 40% from the field, respectively. They are averaging 38.5 shots a night between them, but only seven of them come from behind the three-point line and they average just 4.3 assists a night.

Though it’s early, Gay, DeRozan and Lowry each are posting true shooting percentages far below their career norms.